My name is Pete and I'm new to this forum, and snowmobiles! I just acquired a 1976 Yamaha GP 440 snowmobile. This machine was a barn find and was sitting in a barn since 1986! It only has 1,976 miles on the clock and is in good to excellent condition. Here are some pictures of it:

It will need a fuel tank from sitting all these years, but I have located one locally for pretty cheap money.

My goal is to learn as much about this machine as possible, and hopefully get a service manual for it.

welcome to the site! that sled is not even worth messing with. i suggest you load it up immediately and deliver it to me so i can properly dispose of it for you. the federal govt passed new legislation concerning snowmobile disposal and i am the only one in the country with the proper credentials. just dont tell anyone. just kidding, or was i? nice find!

My name is Pete and I'm new to this forum, and snowmobiles! I just acquired a 1976 Yamaha GP 440 snowmobile. This machine was a barn find and was sitting in a barn since 1986! It only has 1,976 miles on the clock and is in good to excellent condition. Here are some pictures of it:

It will need a fuel tank from sitting all these years, but I have located one locally for pretty cheap money.

My goal is to learn as much about this machine as possible, and hopefully get a service manual for it.

Thank you,
Pete

Just wanted to let you know that I now own this sled and I love it. When I first got it, it was not running so but when we brought it home, we had it running in 15 minutes, but it was sputtering a whole lot. So I then replaced the fuel lines and now it runs like a top and I have registered it to ride this season. I plan to put a new speedo cable in so all of the gauges work. I also replaced a few bulbs and all the lights are also working, high and low beams. I will eventually put on a new windshield, but for now the old one works... I just have to Frankenstein it together. I am looking for the rear handlebars for a second passenger, if anybody finds a set please let me know!

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